Where does “Кобе” come from?

Кобе (Russian) comes from Japanese 神戸, from Japanese 戸, from Middle Chinese 戶.

Ancestry of “Кобе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese神戸Kōbe; Kobe
2Japanese戸door; a plate placed on doorway; houses;...
3Middle Chinese戶—
Every word from Middle Chinese 戶 →Every word from Japanese 戸 →Every word from Japanese 神戸 →
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